The 'Lectric Law Library's
LEGAL PROFESSIONAL'S LOUNGE

This room's devoted to material specifically for the brave souls and unsung heroes whose lot in life is to labor in the legal professions. We hope it conveys the admiration and gratitude we feel, and only wish we could do more to honor your constant, and all-too-often ignored, struggle to help all humanity... so enjoy. And afterwards, be sure to check out the specialized Reading Rooms for Judges, Lawyers, Expert Witnesses & Consultants, and Para-Pros you'll find below... and the rest of the Library too.
Psssst... Hey you. Yeah you.   As I'm sure you already know, I'm Ralf, the boss here, and I can't help but notice that you almost look sane ... and not nearly mangy enough to be a Legal Pro.   I'd bet your barn that you probably wandered in here by mistake.   So believe me when I say that you have no idea what danger you've gotten yourself into.   These legal loons are complete maniacs.   I don't want to even think about what they'll do if they realize you're a 'normal'. . . . Click Here to See the Rest.

Genuine unretouched 2005 photograph of Library Founder, Ralf r Rinkle, Esq., being congratulated by ABA President Cary Tarbe for being unanimously voted Every Lawyer's Admired & Beloved Role Model.

GENERAL INTEREST

FIRST, HERE'S SOMETHING A LITTLE ... DIFFERENT
Think your life as a respected legal professional sucks?   Well, if these first few items don't make you feel better --
after all, you could be in a courtroom with these folks -- then maybe it IS time to run away and join the circus.

• 7/96 Freeman Arraignment, Part II, 14k
• Some Items from OK Conspirator Terry Nichols' past civil disputes, 24k
• 5/96 U.S. Magistrate's Hearing re Declaring Freeman Case Complex, 18k
• Freeman Michael's 'Memorandum of Law', 22k that "will support all our writs, pleadings,
  presentments of any manner whatsoever as being true, correct and certain; and James 5:12 and Matthew 5:33-37"??
  * For other documents from these cases, and more conventional ones, see the Library's Newsroom
  
  
  SOME RECENT INTERESTING LIBRARY ADDITIONS
  
• Lawyers Behaving Ethically while Playing Dirty - A True Story, 8k
• Lawyers' Billing Abuses - Too Often the Ignored 'Perfect' Crime, 10k
• Hide & Secrets in Louisville - Prozac Settlement Depresses Judge, 15k
• Special Privileges of Tobacco - Should its Lawyers have a Warning Label?, 11k
  
  
• Theory & Skill of Persuasion - Mike Tigar's Trial Tips, 7k
• First, Think About the Trial as a Whole - more Michael Tigar, 10k
• First, Kill All the Experts: Ideas for Solving Med Experts Problems, 16k
• Getting Justice for Wacko Clients without Wreaking Havoc on Everyone, 17k
• 9th Circuit Spanks Dist. Judge & Crucifies Lawyer in '96 Erickson Ruling, 22k
• 9th Cir's '91 McKinney v Anderson on Dist. Court Appointment of Expert Witness, 9k
  Does it Really say that Pauper Prisoner Plaintiff is entitled to one Paid by the Defendant??
  
  
  ONLINE ISSUES
  
• Federal Court Tests Electronic Filing of Case Documents, 6k
• Article on UK Court's '96 Order allowing E-mail Service of Process, 8k
• UK Court Issues Interim Interdict (Prelim. Inj) against Web Site Links, 26k
• N.D.CAL. Fed Court's Local Rule Requiring Posting Class Act. Filings on Net, 9k
• Illegal and Harmful Content on the Net -- Report to the European Parliament, 22k, Zip
  * You'll find related items in our Online Legal Issues/Disputes Section
  
  Court, Business and other Forms for all States and Situations
  
  ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
  
• Federal Judges Pushing Voluntary Arbitration, 3k
• Resolving Juvenile Cases through Mediation, 25k
• Code of Ethics for Arbitrators in Commercial Disputes, 28k
  * If you want more ADR information wander over to our ADR Topic Area
  
  
  WAR ON DRUGS - SENSE or HERESY
  
• 'A Wiser Course: Ending Drug Prohibition' by NYC Bar, 31k, Zip
• Dethrone the Drug Czar by Senior Federal Judge Whitman Knapp, 7k
• A Conservative Republican Judge on Reassessing Our Drug Laws, 18k
  * This subject's covered much more deeply in the Drugs & Alcohol Topic Area
  
  
  INTERNATIONAL MATTERS
  
• The Basic Legal System of Israel, 8k
• Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 11k
• New Zealand's Criminal Law and Justice System, 6k
• Law of Return Giving All Jews Right to Israeli Citizenship, 5k
• People's Republic of China's Constitution's Preamble & Excerpts, 14k
  * For lots of related materials check out our International Law Topic Area
  
  
  DIRECTORIES & LISTS
  
• U.S. Supreme Court Justices to Date, 8k
• State Bar Association Addresses & Ph #s, 7k
• All Impeachments of Federal Officials to Date, 2k
• Lawyer Disciplinary Agencies Directory [12/96], 17k
• Federal Appellate & State Supreme Court Addresses, 22k
• '95 Federal Court BBS'/Net Sites Directory, 25k
  
  
  HERE, THERE & EVERYWHERE... assorted tasty tidbits
  
• Living with Law - The Attorney as A**hole
• State Court Tort case Study Dispels some Myths, 14k
• Article About the Sacramento Unibomber Trial Judge, 8k
• The Actual Facts about the McDonald's' Hot Coffee Case, 6k
• Some Nominations of Federal Judges by Pres. Clinton, 10k
  
  
• The Supreme Court & Access to Justice in the U.S., 5k
• Rehnquist's '95 Year End Report on the Federal Judiciary, 30k
• Survey Results show Americans Think Lawyers are Lousy Role Models, 2k
• The Importance of an Independent Judiciary, C.J. Rehnquist's '96 Speech, 20k
• People's Deteriorating Opinion of Bench & Bar, 9th Circuit's Reinhardt's Speech, 25k
  
  
• 'Three Strikes' -- The Second Inning, 5k
• Interview w/Judge Conaboy, U.S. Sentencing Commission Chair, 9k
• Pros & Cons of Sentencing Guideline Amendments on Crack Cocaine, 30k
  
  
• Courts & Media Coverage, 60k
• 5/96 Gov't Brief for Televising Bomb Trial to OK City, 19k
• 8/96 Order OKing Civil OJ Trial's Gag Order & Cameras Ban, 11k
  
  
• Summary of '96 Federal Rules Amendments, 18k
• '95 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Amendments, 35k
• Interview w/Federal Civil Rules Advisory Comm Chair, 9k
  
  
• Virtual Reality Evidence, 60k
• Technology & Justice at the Community Court, 15k
• 'Good Faith' Police Reliance on Computerized Info, 22k
• Admissibility of Federal Electronic Records as Evidence, 40k
• Analysis of DOJ's Searching/Seizing Computers Guidelines, 10k
  
  
• History of the ABA, 4k
• Guide to Crisis Negotiations, 25k
• Model Punitive Damages Act - 2/96 draft, 50k
• The Nat'l Conf. of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, 8k
• Fed Judge's Ref Guide on Economic Losses in Damage Awards, 33k, Zip
  
  
• Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of '95, 55k
• The Medical Records Confidentiality Act of '95, 48k
• Calif Tolling Statute Revisions for Out-of-State Defendant, 33k
  

SPECIALIZED READING ROOMS
We tried to pack these with Materials that are Especially Relevant To:
LAWYERS     PARALEGALS     JUDGES

Our Newest is filled with goodies About, By & For everyone involved with
EXPERT WITNESSES & CONSULTANTS

Because of our respect for all legal professionals - but mostly to keep you litigious lunatics so occupied that you won't have the time to sue us - we've made sure there's lots of other Library features & places that you're certain to find interesting -- like the Reference Room's Civil Law,  Constitutional Decisions,  Litigation and Law & Medicine Topic Areas as well as our Forms Room with lots of practice related & other forms and Bookstore with free & shareware law related software -- so loosen your tie (or non-sexist equivalent), walk around, explore, enjoy yourself, and try to ignore any pro se you notice... until you can get them into a courtroom.   Heh, heh, heh.

Need a Lawyer? Check Out The 'Lectric Law Library's Searchable Attorney Directory
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  And if you haven't done so, Please take our head librarian Ralf's Library Tour
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